“Reading through my wine notes, I do not find some perfectly written scored analysis of wines consumed, but instead, a journal of where I was and with whom I shared the wine…”

While I am as much as a palate geek as the rest of those who purchase a bottle of juice - for me, wine is about relationships - forming them with the folks who make the wine and ultimately with the folks with whom you will share this wine. Buying wine is not about collecting and obtaining a trophy. Nor is it about hoarding away a secret cache of bottles so that they can gather dust and ultimately be forgotten. Reading through my wine notes, I do not find some perfectly written scored analysis of wines consumed, but instead, a journal of where I was and with whom I shared the wine. In short - for me, wine is about memories. (more…)